What does מַטְעַם mean in the Bible?
מַטְעַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a delicacy".
Hebrew · H4303
מַטְעַם
A delicacy
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מַטְעַםH4303
What does מַטְעַם mean in the Bible?
מַטְעַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a delicacy".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4303?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a tasty dish (2), his delicacies (2), the tasty food (2), into a tasty dish (1), some tasty food (1).
Where does מַטְעַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (6), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita tasty dish2×Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:7
his delicacies2×Proverbs 23:3, Proverbs 23:6
the tasty food2×Genesis 27:14, Genesis 27:17
into a tasty dish1×Genesis 27:9
some tasty food1×Genesis 27:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:4מַטְעַמִּ֜יםtoa tasty dishNoun - masculine pluralGenesis 27:7מַטְעַמִּ֖יםtoa tasty dishNoun - masculine pluralGenesis 27:9מַטְעַמִּ֛יםtointo a tasty dishNoun - masculine pluralGenesis 27:14מַטְעַמִּ֔יםtothe tasty foodNoun - masculine pluralGenesis 27:17הַמַּטְעַמִּ֛יםtothe tasty foodArticle | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 27:31מַטְעַמִּ֔יםtosome tasty foodNoun - masculine pluralProverbs 23:3לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוtohis delicaciesPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularProverbs 23:6לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃tohis delicaciesPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 27:4
Aligned rows8
Books represented2
Genesis6Proverbs2
Source forms
מַטְעַמִּ֔ים2xmaṭ·‘am·mîmGenesis 27:14, Genesis 27:31
הַמַּטְעַמִּ֛ים1xham·maṭ·‘am·mîmGenesis 27:17
לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו1xlə·maṭ·‘am·mō·w·ṯāwProverbs 23:3
לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃1xlə·maṭ·‘am·mō·ṯāwProverbs 23:6
מַטְעַמִּ֜ים1xmaṭ·‘am·mîmGenesis 27:4
מַטְעַמִּ֖ים1xmaṭ·‘am·mîmGenesis 27:7
מַטְעַמִּ֛ים1xmaṭ·‘am·mîmGenesis 27:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural5xGenesis 27:4, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xProverbs 23:3, Proverbs 23:6
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xGenesis 27:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a delicacy
Source Gloss
a delicacy
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a delicacy BDB: tasty Usage: dainty (meat), savoury meat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַטְעַם is built from this root:
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